Chu-chou

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English

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 株洲 (Zhūzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu¹-chou¹.[1]

Pronunciation

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Chu-chou

  1. Alternative form of Zhuzhou
    • 1956, 梁仁采 [Liang Jen-ts'ai], 广东经济地理 [Economic Geography of Kwangtung]‎[1], Peiping, →OCLC, page 47:
      Along the middle section of the Canton-Hankou railroad, which is located in Chu-chou in Hunan Province, the railroad is connected with the Chechiang-Chiangsi railroad to reach the nation's largest city - Shanghai.
    • 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, ATLAS OF CHINA[2], McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 170:
      Two rail lines have been planned to connect Kuei-yang with Chu-chou in Hunan and K'un-ming with Ch'eng-tu via Hsi-ch'ang in Szechwan.
    • 1975, Peter J. Seybolt, editor, The Rustication of Urban Youth in China[3], published 2015, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 148:
      The town of Chu-chou in Hunan Province, carrying out the great directive of Chairman Mao that "educated youths must go to the villages," has put into practice factory-commune links, and under the leadership of cadres, has made a collective settlement of educated youths in commune and brigade farms, forest areas, and tea plantations.

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References

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  1. ^ Zhuzhou, Wade-Giles romanization Chu-chou, in Encyclopædia Britannica

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